HUD OIG has statutory law enforcement authority focused mainly on preventing fraud, waste, and abuse. HUD OIG addresses allegations fairly and objectively, following the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency's (CIGIE) Quality Standards for Investigations. HUD OIG's investigations generally focus on possible violations of federal, state, and local law in HUD programs and activities, or misconduct by HUD employees or recipients of HUD funds. Common fraud schemes in HUD programs can be found here.
Investigations can lead to criminal charges, civil complaints, or administrative sanctions. Criminal charges can result in prosecution, plea agreements, incarceration, restitution, fines, or penalties. Civil claims can lead to settlements or judgments involving restitution, fines, penalties, forfeitures, assessments, exclusion from federal programs, administrative sanctions, or personnel actions.
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Thu, 11/02/2023 - 12:00
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CHICAGO — A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted the mayor of Riverdale, Ill. for allegedly lying under oath in a civil deposition and corruptly obstructing a lawsuit that claimed the mayor retaliated against a former city vendor.LAWRENCE JACKSON, 49, of Riverdale, Ill, is charged with one…
Wed, 11/01/2023 - 12:00
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SOUTH BEND – Tonya Robinson, 60 years old, Albert Smith, 47 years old, and Douglas Donley, 42 years old, were each found guilty of various federal felony charges following an eight-day jury trial presided over by United States District Court Senior Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, announced United States…
Tue, 11/14/2023 - 12:00
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PHOENIX, Ariz. – Savannah Sandoval, 36, of Camp Verde, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Steven P. Logan to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Sandoval also was ordered to pay over $650,000 in restitution. Sandoval pleaded guilty on August 9,…
Mon, 11/13/2023 - 12:00
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Tjoman Buditaslim, Travis Holasek, Jose Alfonso Tellez, and Jose De Jesus Martinez are Alleged to Have Prepared and Submitted Fraudulent Loan Applications Resulting in More than $55 Million in Residential MortgagesSAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury has indicted Tjoman Buditaslim (a/k/a “Joe…
Fri, 11/17/2023 - 12:00
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CAMDEN, N.J. – An Atlantic City woman today admitted engaging in a fraudulent scheme through which she defrauded elderly victims of over $100,000, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.Victoria Crosby, 46, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on Nov. 16, 2023, before U.S.…
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 12:00
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LAREDO, Texas – A 38-year-old man was sentenced for his role in a complex mortgage fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.Edmundo De La Torre pleaded guilty April 19 to orchestrating a mortgage fraud scheme in which he altered hundreds of documents to get otherwise unqualified…
Mon, 11/13/2023 - 12:00
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Angel Elliot Dalfin, 58, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of making a false document, was sentenced to serve five years’ probation, to include eight months of home confinement with electronic monitoring, by U.S. District Judge…
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 12:00
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CHICAGO — A man has been convicted in federal court of obtaining money by threat from a strip club in a Chicago suburb.ROMMELL KELLOGG, 71, of Harvey, Ill., was convicted Monday on all five counts against him, including conspiracy to commit theft and intimidation and causing the use of facilities…
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 12:00
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CHICAGO — A former employee of the Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA) has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for using “straw buyers” to fraudulently purchase and resell properties from the agency on his behalf.MUSTAFAA SALEH, 37, of Chicago, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a wire…
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 12:00
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Robert Kirby Wells, 64, of Woodland, pleaded guilty today to one count of aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.According to court documents, Wells served as an insurance broker for a company located in Denver, Colorado, that owned multifamily…
